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Simeon
B. Chapin is the subject of a recent biographical video
produced by Chapin Memorial Library and the Chapin Foundation.
His life and the charitable foundations he created
affected several communities around the country, including
Myrtle Beach, where the Chapin name is still prominent.
Funding for the video came from the Chapin Foundation of Myrtle
Beach, the Chapin-May Foundation, the Chapin Foundation of
Wisconsin and Chapinís grandchildren. The 32-minute
video is available at the library for $15.

Chapin Memorial Library circulated a record 230,303 items
and welcomed 147,778 customers during the fiscal year
which ended June 30, 2009.
Aside from checking out books and audiovisual materials, patrons used
public computers for 33,400 hours and wireless connections for 2,555
hours. During the year, the library added 5,222 new
customers from 700 ZIP Codes in 43 states and 23 other countries.

Myrtle Beach's Chapin Memorial Library is the only city-owned library in
South Carolina. A public library originally opened in 1939 on North
Kings Highway with 501 books. During World War II, the library moved to
the Chapin Company building as part of the government recreation program
for soldiers.

In
August 1948, the Chapin Foundation provided $40,000 for a library on city
park land and $2,000 more for landscaping. The cityís Chapin Memorial
Library opened June 1, 1949, on the corner of Kings Highway and 14th Avenue
North and has been expanded four times. You may call the library at
843-918-1275.

RESIDENT MEMBERSHIP --
Any
resident of Myrtle Beach has the privilege of becoming a member in
full standing of the library. Acceptable identification includes a
current S. C. driver's license with an in-city address, a current
S. C. identification card with an in-city address or a Myrtle Beach property tax receipt.

NON-RESIDENT MEMBERSHIP --
Any
qualified non-resident of Myrtle Beach, SC, may become a member for a
$20.00 fee to be paid each year. One piece of identification that
includes the current physical address and a photograph of the
applicant (such as a driver's license) must be presented for adult
memberships. Additional cards for family members are available at no
charge.

Individuals who live outside of Horry
County may obtain a 90-day card for $8.00, with additional cards for
family members at $2.00 per card. Or, individual who live
outside of Horry County may obtain an annual card for $20.00, with
additional cards for family members at $8.00 per card. Family
members are defined as any person in the same household related by
blood, marriage or other legal means to the primary cardholder.

LOAN PERIODS AND OVERDUE FEES

FOURTEEN DAY MATERIALS
-- Books on the New Book Shelf and Test Books are loaned for a period of 14 days. The overdue
fine for these materials is 25 cents per day for a maximum of $5.00
per item.

TWENTY-ONE DAY MATERIALS--All other circulating materials may be borrowed for a
period of 21 days. The overdue fine for these materials is 10-cents
per day for a maximum of $5.00 per item.

REFERENCE MATERIALS AND PERIODICALS--These materials are non-circulating and must
be used in the building.

REFERENCE ROOM

The Reference Room is
composed of several thousand sources of information, including books,
periodicals and computer databases. For added convenience, we have
pulled the South Carolina/Genealogy materials and the business
materials and placed them in special areas.

The Shirley W. Boone South
Carolina Room has more than a thousand titles, area
scrapbooks, vertical files, pamphlet files and a microfilm library.
Some of the microfilm we have available for our patrons include: The
Horry County Census Records, local newspapers, and The American
Genealogical Lending Library Index.

The Reference Room also maintains a
large collection of periodicals, vertical files and pamphlets.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN SERVICES

As an extension of Reference Services,
Interlibrary Loans are offered to patrons of CML to help them obtain
materials they need that the library does not own.

The Library can search online through
the S. C. State Library, Horry County Memorial Library System and SOLINET.

EQUIPMENT USE

TYPEWRITERS --
There is one
electronic typewriter available for use by the public. No appointments
are necessary.

COPIERS -- Copiers are located
near the Circulation Desk on the first floor and near the Reference
Room on the second floor. Cost for copies is 10-cents per page.

INTERNET STATIONS --
Eighteen Internet stations are available for public use by card-holders. Black-and-white printing
is 10 cents per page.

PERSONAL COMPUTERS --
There are
three PCs available for use by the public. Programs include Microsoft
Word, Publisher and Excel. Black-and-white printing is 10
cents per page.

FACSIMILE MACHINE --
Transmitting charges are $1.00 for the first five pages and 10 cents
per page after that. Receiving charges are
$1.00 per page. The library staff must be notified to expect any
incoming documents.

READER / PRINTERS --
There are
three microfilm reader / printers on the second floor, two of which
convert to microfiche readers.

AUDIO - VISUAL --
The following
machines are available for use within the building, during normal
operating hours. Call to reserve their use.

1 Opaque projector

1 Overhead projector

TV/DVD player

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR FRIENDS

Chapin Memorial Library has many areas where volunteer services
are needed to enhance programs already in place. If you have an
interest in becoming a library volunteer, pick up one of the fliers
listing the volunteer opportunities, check a service area, fill out
the name and address section, fold the flier so that the library
address shows and mail the flier back to the Friends or you may drop
it off in the library at the circulation desk during our regular
hours.